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Patience and perseverance at length Accomplish more than anger or brute strength.

Jean de La Fontaine

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Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
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Fools Imitation Myself Opinion
But a rascal of a child (that age is without pity).
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Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
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You’ve tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.
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Death Learning Open Return Trait Window
If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.
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Deal Fox Himself Thinking Trick
Rogues are always found out in some way. Whoever is a wolf will act like a wolf, that is most certain.
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Act Certain Finding Wolf
The argument of the strongest is always the best.
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Argument Best Strong
One should oblige everyone to the extent of one’s ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.
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Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
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Avoid Destiny Fate Life Road
One returns to the place one came from.
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Came Place Return
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.
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Death Himself Man Ready Wisdom
We ought never to scoff at the wretched, for who can be sure of continued happiness?
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Happiness Poor
Beware as long as you live, Of judging others according to appearance alone.
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Alone Appearance Judgement Live
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways.
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Blow Change Himself Way
Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Finding One Liner Perspective Sensible
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
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Himself Listening Live

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